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Epson Endeavor 486C Product Support Bulletin

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EPSON AMERICA, INC.
Product Support Bulletin
Subject:
EPSON Endeavor C and Sound Blaster Discovery CD 16
Date: 04/08/94
Page(s): 1 of 5
The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information regarding the installation and
compatibility of the Sound Blaster Discovery CD 16.
1.
Hardware Configuration:
CPU:
Memory:
Additional:
BIOS Rev:
FDD:
HDC:
HDD:
Video:
Display:
2. Operating Systems:
Microsoft DOS Version 6.2
Microsoft Windows Version 3.1
Microsoft DOS was loaded in a default mode.
3. Windows Installation:
Microsoft Windows Version 3.1 installed. 'Express Setup' (Microsoft
Recommended) installation routine used for the install.
4. Compatibility:
The system is compatible with the Sound Blaster Discovery CD 16 Multimedia
system by Creative Labs Incorporated using Microsoft DOS version 6.2.
Installation time approximately 30 minutes.
The system was also tested with Microsoft DOS version 6.0 and Microsoft DOS
version 5.0. The Sound Blaster Discovery CD 16 Multimedia product is
compatible with those operating systems.
Epson Endeavor C, 80486sx/25 Processor
4.0 Mb Standard
not applicable
AMI/Seiko Epson Corp. D486-6080-112593-KF
Mitsumi D-359T3, 1.44Kb 3.5" disk drive
Integrated on Main Logic Board
Conner CP-3104
Cirrus GD5442 Video chip, 512KB, Upgradeable to 1 MB
[ External VGA port provided on rear of unit ]
Epson Professional Series VGA monitor
PSB No: S-0171
Originator: JAM
Product Code
(A804241)
EPSON

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  • Page 1 EPSON EPSON AMERICA, INC. Product Support Bulletin Subject: EPSON Endeavor C and Sound Blaster Discovery CD 16 Date: 04/08/94 PSB No: S-0171 Page(s): 1 of 5 Originator: JAM The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information regarding the installation and compatibility of the Sound Blaster Discovery CD 16.
  • Page 2 PSB No: S-0171 Page: 2 of 5 The following information is provided for reference purposes only. The AUTOEXEC.BAT and the CONFIG.SYS files are actual examples of the tested system. Memory Allocation information, c:\>chkdsk Volume MS-DOS-6 created 12-16-1993 10:OOa Volume Serial Number is 1A259203 104515584 bytes total disk space 4042752 bytes in 6 hidden files 163840 bytes 68 directories...
  • Page 3 PSB No: S-0171 Page: 3 of 5 8. General Installation Tips: Hardware: The Discovery CD 16 uses a Sound Blaster 16 sound card. The product was used in its default configuration. The following are the factory defaults: Setting used: Feature: Jumper position: 220( H)ex Base I/O address...
  • Page 4 PSB No: S-0171 Page: 4 of 5 The Discovery CD 16 Multimedia system comes with 5 3.5” diskettes. Three diskettes are for the sound card, one is for a ‘Text-to-Speech’ application, and one disk is for the CD-ROM device driver and utilities. The Sound Blaster files are copied to the hard disk drive by an INSTALL.EXE utility on disk 1.
  • Page 5 PSB No: S-0171 Page: 5 of 5 MultiMedia Kit Applications tested: 1. Aldus PhotoStyler SE 2. San Diego Zoo Presents... The Animals 3. Software Toolworks Multimedia Encyclopedia 4. Just Grandma and Me - Broderbund 5. Where in the world is Carmen SanDiego? Miscellaneous packages tested: 6.
  • Page 6 EPSON EPSON AMERICA, INC. Product Support Bulletin Subject: Epson Endeavor 486C and Media Vision Fusion CD 16. Date: 10/08/93 PSB No: S-0165 Page(s): 1 of 5 Originator: MTD The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information regarding the installation and compatibility of the Media Vision Fusion CD 16.
  • Page 7 PSB No: S-0165 Page: 2 of 5 Specifications for internal CD-ROM Reader Model Number CDR-55JD User Data Capacity 680Mbytes/disc (Maximum) Total Number of Blocks 333Kblocks/disc (Maximum) User Data Blocks 2048bytes/sec. Data Transfer Rate 300Kbytes/sec. Burst Transfer Rate 1.5Mbytes/sec. Seek Time 350msec.
  • Page 8 PSB No: S-0165 Page: 3 of 5 The following information is provided for reference purposes only. The AUTOEXEC.BAT and the CONFIG.SYS files are actual examples of the tested system. Memory Allocation information: c:\>chkdsk Volume MS-DOS_6 created 04-21-1993 9:03a Volume Serial Number is 1A95-7205 121131008 bytes total disk space 4096 bytes in 2 hidden files 90112 bytes 32 directories...
  • Page 9 PSB No: S-0165 Page: 4 of 5 12. General Installation Tips: The Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum card comes with a quick installation diskette that will install both the DOS and Windows files necessary to use the sound card. The process will automatically update the autoexec.bat and config.sys files and alter the Windows SYSTEM.INI file.
  • Page 10 PSB No: S-0165 Page: 5 of 5 13. Products tested: 1. DOS Musicbox & volume control software PAS 2. Windows Pocket Recorder & Pro Mixer 3. Windows Pocket CD player 4. CD Version "WingCommander II" defective CD media 5. CD Version "Underworld - The Stygian Abyss" 6.
  • Page 11 EPSON AMERICA, INC. Product Support Bulletin Subject: Common Questions and Answers for the Epson Endeavor 486C Computers PSB No: S-0164 Date: 10/08/93 Originator: MTD Page(s): 1 of 10 GENERAL Q1. What is the Epson Endeavor 486C computer? The Epson Endeavor 4SX/25C, 4DX/33C and 4DX2/50C represent an enhancement to the new Endeavor family of entry-level computer products.
  • Page 12 (MS-DOS and Windows are pre-loaded on the hard drive) Q2. What is the target market for this computer? The Epson Endeavor 4SX/25C, 4DX/33C and 4DX2/50C computers are targeted at the following markets. Home office and small-business users seeking maximum performance at today’s low prices.
  • Page 13 PSB No: S-0164 Page: 3 of 10 Q4. What /eve/s of password security are provided with the Epson Endeavor 486C computer? The Endeavor 486C series of computers offer two levels of password security to ensure that unauthorized users do not change the system’s SETUP configuration or obtain access to the system.

  • Page 14: Status Page

    Q7. What BIOS comes with the Epson Endeavor 486C computer? The Epson Endeavor 486C series computers incorporate an AMI/Seiko Epson BIOS that contains both the system and video BIOS. This BIOS is contained in a single EPROM device that is installed in a pluggable socket on the computer’s main system board (motherboard).
  • Page 15 Q9. What video adapter comes standard (built-in) with the Epson Endeavor 486C computer? The Epson Endeavor 486C series computers utilize a Cirrus GD5422 VGA graphics controller as its built-in video adapter. These computers include 512KB of video memory which may be upgraded to a full 1 MB of memory by installing pluggable memory chips.
  • Page 16 Page: 6 of 10 Q11. What video modes are supported by the Epson Endeavor 486C computer? List below is a table that shows the Epson Endeavor 486C series computer’s supported video modes and the memory requirements to obtain each mode:...
  • Page 17 Page: 7 of 10 MEMORY Q13. What is the standard memory configuration and maximum amount of system memory that can be used in the Epson Endeavor 486C computer? The Epson Endeavor 486C series computers come standard with 4MB of system memory. This memory is soldered on the main system board.
  • Page 18 MEMORY (continued) Supported SlMMs CACHE Q15. Can the Endeavor 486C computers include secondary cache? Yes. The system board is capable of supporting up to 256KB of external SRAM cache memory. There are ten CACHE sockets on the main system board. These sockets accept 8KB or 32KB SRAM chips installed in the sockets of BANK0 and BANK1.
  • Page 19 Micron - MT5C42568-15 U17-20, Alliance AS7C256-20PC 56-59 Winbond W24256(7)AK-20 (20ns) UM61256-20 Samsung KM68257BP-20 Micron MT5C42568-15 (Build To Order) Q16. What are installable options from Epson? VIDEO RAM SRAM CHOICE OF FDD’s CHOICE OF HDD’s FAX MODEM SCANNER I/F MULTI-MEDIA SCSI I/F...

  • Page 20: Mass Storage

    Netware Access Server (v1.3) NetWare Asyn Remote Router (v1.2a) LAN Workplace for DOS (v4.01) NetWare Asyn Comm Server (v3.0) NETWORK BOARDS TESTED Q19. What Network boards have been tested on the Epson Endeavor 486C computer? TEST PRODUCTS NAME MANUFACTURER Etherlink II...
  • Page 21 See ECN No: EQ386/33+-001 (2/5/93). ENDEAVOR / EQUITY 4 PART # DESC TYPE REASON 1.149A AWARD 27C010 INITIAL RELEASE ENDEAVOR 486C PART # DESC TYPE REASON 053193 1017670 27C010 INITIAL RELEASE EL 486 UC PART # DESC...